U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- The following unpublished document was posted in the Federal Register, December 21, 2017, Document Number 2017-27717 for Public Inspection as a Proposed Rule:

Summary: The Department of Justice anticipates issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would interpret the statutory definition of machinegun in the National Firearms Act of 1934 and Gun Control Act of 1968 to clarify whether certain devices, commonly known as bump fire stocks, fall within that definition. Before doing so, the Department and ATF need to gather information and comments from the public and industry regarding the nature and scope of the market for these devices.

Dates: Written comments must be postmarked and electronic comments must be submitted on or before 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER. Commenters should be aware that the electronic Federal Docket Management System will not accept comments after Midnight Eastern Standard Time on the last day of the comment period.

Addresses: You may submit comments, identified by docket number (2017R-22), by any of the following methods:

For Further Information Contact: If you have additional comments, particularly with respect to the estimated public burden or associated response time, have suggestions, need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or desire any other additional information, please contact:

The ATF ruled that even if it was your finger pulling the trigger if some other mechanical device was moving your finger on the trigger its a machine gun.

So what would be the difference between recoil and an electric motor moving your finger?

Again, this gray area highlights the stupidity of outlawing full auto. Just let people pay the $200 and let them have their fun. Classify these stupid bump stocks as machine guns and open up the registry again. The Hughes Ammendment was such a swarmy sneaky thing, why can't it get repealed under the same circumstances.

I would love to see the ATF reinterpret the Hughes Ammendment, reruled bumpfire stocks as machine guns, but give a 1 year grace period where you could pay $200 and register whatever as a machine gun. From shoe strings to auto sears.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Licensed to carry since 2008~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IL CCL 75 days from application to in hand!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm not the "bad guy" here, I just want to be able to defend myself and my family. Anywhere I should be permitted to carry a pencil (1st amendment), I should also be able to carry a firearm (2nd amendment) !!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Why do I carry a handgun? Well, look at it this way -- I keep a fire extinguisher in my house. I don't expect to have a fire; indeed, it's highly unlikely. But in the unlikely event of fire, not having the means to stop the fire could result in serious property loss or personal injury to myself and my family. Neither do I expect to be a victim of violent crime; indeed, it's highly unlikely. But in the unlikely event of a violent crime, not having the means to stop the criminal could lead to serious property loss or personal injury to myself and my family. It is simply a matter of common-sense prudence."GarandFan, 2007~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Drawing any line only restricts law abiding people from crossing such a line. The "line" doesn't exist for criminals so we have to support the second amendment.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"The only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good man with a gun"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~